Patents by Inventor Dennis D. Wagley

Dennis D. Wagley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5260872
    Abstract: An automated testing system for the quality testing of production samples of a blood-clot dissolving product having(a) a frame structure having a horizontally disposed support surface;(b) a loading station for the placement of test tubes into a test tube rack;(c) a cooled pipetting station for automated dispensing and mixing of reagents and production samples;(d) a heated bead-drop station for simultaneous addition of a timing bead to each test tube, having a timer for measuring the time to completion of blood-clot dissolution by detecting the movement of each bead to the bottom of each test tube;(e) a robotic apparatus having an arm and pick-up and release device at the end thereof which is movable both vertically and horizontally and is adapted to move said test tube rack and tubes between said stations; anda programmable computer for controlling said dispensing, mixing and moving operations and recording the results of the product being tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Anne B. Copeland, Danny R. Jackson, Lucinda S. Oheim, Margaret E. Stried, Dennis D. Wagley